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Kathy Mattea - Never Look Back
CAPO: 2nd Fret
INTRO:    G     C     G  C  
N.C.                     G                C  G  
There's a red sun setting in the western sky
A chilly wind is blowing a Ctear from my Geye
I Csat beside a river in the Ffading Clight of Gday
Cast in all my memories and Dlet 'em drift aGway
CHORUS:
Never look Cback, never look Gback
I've Dseen too many Gheartaches
Never look Cback, never look Gback
Gonna Dput it all beGhind
Never look Cback, never look Gback
There's Dtoo much up aGhead
          C     G      C    G    D  Em7-D  
Gonna roll on, roll on
N.C.                G     C     G  C  
And never look back
GSomebody's waiting, Cup around the Gbend
I keep on believing that CI will love aGgain
CSomeone who is willing to Fwalk this Croad with Gme
Leave behind the ruins of Dwhat could never Gbe
CHORUS:
N.C.                           C  G  
And never look back, never look back
I've Dseen too many Gheartaches
Never look Cback, never look Gback
Gonna Dput it all beGhind
Never look Cback, never look Gback
There's Dtoo much up aGhead
          C     G      C    G    D  Em7-D  
Gonna roll on, roll on
CHORUS:
Never look Cback, never look Gback
I've Dseen too many Gheartaches
Never look Cback, never look Gback
Gonna Dput it all beGhind
Never look Cback, never look Gback
There's Dtoo much up aGhead
          C     G      C    G    D  Em7-D  
Gonna roll on, roll on
N.C.                 G  C  
And never look back
OUTRO:   (## fade to end ##)
Never look GbackC  
Gonna Groll on, roll onC  
And never look GbackC  
Hmm, hmm, gonna Groll on, roll onC  
And never look GbackC  
Gonna Groll on, rollC  
GRoll on, roll onC  
Gonna Groll on, roll Con
And never look GbackC  
GOoh, ooh, oohC  
Ooh, never look GbackC  
Never look GbackC  
GOoh, ooh, oohC  

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Never Look Back

by Kathy Mattea

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Kathy Mattea - Never Look Back

CAPO: 2nd Fret

G C G C

INTRO:

G C G

N.C.

There's a red sun setting in the western sky

C G

A chilly wind is blowing a tear from my eye

C F C G

I sat beside a river in the fading light of day

D G

Cast in all my memories and let 'em drift away

CHORUS:

C G

Never look back, never look back

D G

I've seen too many heartaches

C G

Never look back, never look back

D G

Gonna put it all behind

C G

Never look back, never look back

D G

There's too much up ahead

C G C G D Em7 D

Gonna roll on, roll on

G C G C

N.C.

And never look back

G C G

Somebody's waiting, up around the bend

C G

I keep on believing that I will love again

C F C G

Someone who is willing to walk this road with me

D G

Leave behind the ruins of what could never be

CHORUS:

C G

N.C.

And never look back, never look back

D G

I've seen too many heartaches

C G

Never look back, never look back

D G

Gonna put it all behind

C G

Never look back, never look back

D G

There's too much up ahead

C G C G D Em7 D

Gonna roll on, roll on

CHORUS:

C G

Never look back, never look back

D G

I've seen too many heartaches

C G

Never look back, never look back

D G

Gonna put it all behind

C G

Never look back, never look back

D G

There's too much up ahead

C G C G D Em7 D

Gonna roll on, roll on

G C

N.C.

And never look back

OUTRO: (## fade to end ##)

G C

Never look back

G C

Gonna roll on, roll on

G C

And never look back

G C

Hmm, hmm, gonna roll on, roll on

G C

And never look back

G C

Gonna roll on, roll

G C

Roll on, roll on

G C

Gonna roll on, roll on

G C

And never look back

G C

Ooh, ooh, ooh

G C

Ooh, never look back

G C

Never look back

G C

Ooh, ooh, ooh

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